Cinematique Under the Stars gets booked

A free monthly outdoor film series also will include a book club featuring literary works related to or that inspired the movies.

By RICK de YAMPERTrick.deyampert@news-jrnl.com

A free monthly outdoor film series also will include a book club featuring literary works related to or that inspired the movies.The series, Cinematique Under the Stars, opens Friday Jan. 24 with the film “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” and its book tie-in “The Butler: A Witness to History” by Wil Haygood.Cinematique Under the Stars will be presented by Cinematique Theater on the fourth Friday of each month in Riverfront Park, at the corner of Beach Street and Magnolia Avenue in downtown Daytona Beach.Showtimes will be at dusk, ranging from 6 p.m. in the winter to 9 p.m. in the summer.Patrons should bring a chair or blanket to sit on the grass. Coolers will not be allowed, but concession items will be available for purchase.In case of rain, the movie will be shown the next day (Saturdays) at the same time and location. For more information, call Cinematique at 386- 252-3118 or go online at cinematique.org.City Island Library, with support from the Friends of the Library, will host a monthly book club to include discussion of both the movies and the books.The book club will meet at 10 a.m. each Saturday following the Friday night movie. The club will meet at Cinematique Theater, 242 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach.Admission to the book club also is free, and many of the books are available to check out from the library.The monthly film series is part of Front Porch Fridays, an event on the fourth Friday of each month along Beach Street featuring live music, art, promotions by downtown restaurants and businesses, and other activities.Here’s the schedule for Cinematique Under the Stars and the book club:Friday Jan.24 — “Lee Daniel’s The Butler” starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey. Book tie-in: “The Butler: A Witness to History” by Wil Haygood.Feb. 28 — “42” starring Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman. Book tie-in: “Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Spring Training” by Chris Lamb. (This movie will be shown inside Jackie Robinson Ball Park and the book discussion will be at City Island Library, both adjacent to Riverfront Park. Lamb will lead the book club discussion.) March 28 — “Sharknado.” Book tie-in: “Stormy Weather” by Carl Hiaasen.April 25 — “The Hunger Games — Catching Fire” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. Book: “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins.May 23 — “Philomena” starring Judi Dench. Book: “The Lost Child of Philomena” by Martin Sixsmith.June 27 — “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” starring Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig. Literary tie-in: the short story of the same title by James Thurber.July 25 — “Monuments Men” starring George Clooney and Cate Blanchett. Book: “Monuments Men” by Robert Edsel.Aug. 22 — “Iron Man 3” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow. Book: “Marvel Comics: The Untold Story” by Sean Howe.Sept. 26 — “Saving Mr. Banks” starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson. Book: “Mary Poppins” by P.L. Travers.Oct. 24 — “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen and Jacqueline Bisset. Book: “Stuntman: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life” by Hal Needham. (The film also will tie-in with a classic car show scheduled for the same weekend.)Nov. 28 — “A Christmas Story” starring Peter Billingsley and Darren McGavin. Book: “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash” by Jean Shepherd.Dec. 26 — “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” starring Audrey Hepburn. Book: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” by Truman Capote.